Koraput: A Dalit man was killed
by Maoists with sharp weapons in Narayanpatna area of Orissa`s
Koraput district on the suspicion of being a police informer,
police said o Wednesday.
Mishra Khosla (35), who had been operating two
passenger jeeps in the naxal-infested area, was picked up by
armed rebels from Mankidi last night, Koraput Superintendent
of Police Anoop Kumar Sahu said.
The body of Khosla with his throat slit was found by
villagers on the outskirt of Mankidi today, he said adding
that a note left by the ultras near the spot said they
suspected him to be a police informer.
The Maoists had also torched the two jeeps, which
were being operated by Khosla between Mankidi and Ichhapur,
police said.
Police personnel in strength had been rushed to the
area and investigation into the incident was in progress, they
added.
PTI
